CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
A currently enrolled student in good standing may be permitted to obtain credit for courses if he/she is especially qualified through previous training or instruction and can demonstrate such qualifications by successfully completing an examination approved by the faculty of the appropriate Division. Credit will not be allowed for a course for which credit has been previously granted or for which credit has been earned in a more advanced course in the same sequence. Credit by Examination may not be used in order to improve a grade already received for a course. A maximum of 12 units toward an associate degree or 6 units toward a certificate may be applied from courses for which credit has been earned by examination. College credit earned by examination may not be used for meeting unit load requirements for programs such as financial aid, Veteran's or Social Security Educational benefits, or graduation residency requirements.

The student's academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned by examination. A student may complete a course by Credit by Examination only once. The student’s academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned by examination. A student may complete by Credit by Examination only once.

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